Foodservice
Feds approve $80M for school foodservice equipment
October 13, 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $50 million in grants for schools to invest in foodservice equipment that will allow them to continue serving nutritious meals, according to a press release.
The funding adds to the $30 million in equipment grants that the administration gave schools earlier this year.
This announcement comes as USDA stands with partners and advocates in the child nutrition community to celebrate National School Lunch Week, Oct. 10-14, to recognize the nutrition that school meals provide to tens of millions of children every school day.
USDA provides grant funds to states, which use a competitive application process to award them to school districts that participate in the National School Lunch Program. School districts can use the funds to purchase upgraded equipment that will support:
- Serving healthier meals, including those sourced from local foods.
- Implementing scratch cooking.
- Establishing or expanding school breakfast.
- Storing fresh food.
- Improving food safety.
